The potential to really open a new window into the history of our solar system when Lucy gets to the Trojan asteroids is ...

For billions of years, Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids have orbited undisturbed, preserving chemical and physical clues from the ...

NASA has released the first-ever high-resolution image of the main-belt asteroid Donaldjohanson, highlighting its unique peanut shape.

NASA’s Lucy spacecraft is on its way to Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids for a chance to get a closer look at the primordial rocks. But before its scheduled arrival at the Trojans in 2027, Buie and ...

On Wednesday, Nov. 1, NASA’s Lucy spacecraft will make its first flyby of an asteroid, zooming past space rock Dinkinesh before heading to Jupiter's Trojan asteroids.

Trojan Asteroids Loom Closer as NASA’s Lucy Spacecraft Fires Up Engine for First Time The asteroid-sleuthing probe is transitioning from its orbit around the Sun to one beyond the orbit of Jupiter.

A little-known fact to the general public is that there's more moving around Jupiter's orbit than just the giant gas planet.

Astronomers may have found a rare “sibling” that shares the same orbit of a Jupiter-like planet around a young star. Researchers used the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array of ...

JUPITER — A proposed ballot question that would require Jupiter voters to approve the creation of a local fire department fails to pass several legal tests and runs afoul of the town’s home ...

Rendering of Jupiter Trojan Swarm. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any ...

Jupiter is our solar system's biggest planet by far. It used to be twice as large: Study A recent study found that Jupiter was once twice the size that it is now, making it big enough to swallow ...